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AGXX40 KNHC 030601
MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT SAT NOV 03 2012

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA 
AND TROPICAL N ATLC...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

GULF OF MEXICO...
HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF WATERS. THE 
COLD FRONT HAS SHIFTED OUT OF THE GULF WATERS FRI EVENING. 
LATEST SCATTEROMETER...SHIP...AND BUOY STATIONS DEPICT GENTLE TO 
LIGHT WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF 
WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW PREVAILING OVER THE WESTERN 
GULF. SEAS ARE 3 FT OR LESS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THE HIGH 
PRESSURE CENTER WILL SHIFT INTO THE NE GULF TODAY AND INTO THE 
SW N ATLC WATERS SUN. THIS WILL ENABLE A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO 
THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT 
ACROSS THE GULF WATERS AND E OF THE AREA TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL 
BUILD BACK ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THROUGH WED IN THE WAKE OF THE 
FRONT.  

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W...
A BROAD TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN IS 
ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. 
LATEST SCATTEROMETER...SHIP...AND BUOY DATA DEPICT MODERATE TO 
FRESH TRADEWIND FLOW PREVAILS ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND 
WITH MODERATE TRADEWIND FLOW ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE 
CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. SEAS AREA GENERALLY 4 TO 6 
FT OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...3 TO 5 FT OVER THE REMAINDER OF 
THE CARIBBEAN WATERS AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL OVER THE TROPICAL 
N ATLC WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL 
ON WED AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WATERS WED NIGHT.  

SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W...
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM JUST E OF BERMUDA ACROSS THE CENTRAL 
BAHAMAS TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS. LATEST SCATTEROMETER...SHIP... 
AND BUOY DATA DEPICT FRESH WINDS OVER THE NW PART OF THE AREA 
AND GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. 
SEAS ARE GENERALLY 8 TO 10 FT IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE AREA 
NEAR THE FRONT...4 TO 7 FT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA E OF 
THE BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. THE COLD FRONT 
WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD TODAY THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. 
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE 
FORECAST AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THIS WEEKEND WITH 
ASSOCIATED RIDGE PREVAILING ACROSS THE N PART OF THE AREA 
THROUGH TUE. THE RIDGE WILL THEN SHIFT EASTWARD ENABLING ANOTHER 
COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED.  
   
NOTE...GRIDDED MARINE FORECAST IS AVAILABLE AT 
WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TAFB/GRIDDED_MARINE

GULF OF MEXICO...
.NONE.

CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC...
.NONE.

SW N ATLANTIC...
.NONE.
  
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE

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FORECASTER AL